BAYVEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06026049 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25610Treatment and coating of metals
  • 33170SIC 33170
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-01
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    BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    BAYSTON, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-01
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    SEYMOUR, Ruth Melissa appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-19
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  11. 2022-01-04
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  12. 2020-12-17
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  13. 2020-11-27
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-11-27
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-02-01
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    BAYSTON, Valerie Rose appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-01
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    BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-05-26
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-04-01
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    BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2013-12-16
    ➕
    BAYSTON, Valerie Rose appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-12-16
    ➖
    FULLER, Debra Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-12-20
    ➕
    BAYSTON, John Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2006-12-20
    ➕
    FULLER, Debra Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BAYVEST LIMITED
  28. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-12-12
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-12-12
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2025-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Thomas Bayston
Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Valerie Rose Bayston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Wellinghill House London Road
Charlton Kings
Cheltenham
Glos
GL52 6UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (6 active · 4 resigned)

BAYSTON, Valerie Rose→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
BAYSTON, John Thomas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-12-20
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Active
BAYSTON, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYSTON, Valerie Rose→
director · ~79y · appointed 2020-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEYMOUR, Ruth Melissa→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLER, Debra Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2013-12-16
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned
BAYSTON, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2020-02-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17